Photo: Stephen Mangan and Lauren Laverne in the Desert Island Discs studio ... Sue Perkins, and Nicola Walker (who I've worked with recently on The Split), Rachel Weisz, Tom Hollander.

As a long-time devotee of Desert Island Discs, I was tickled by the premise of Radio 4’s The Island, starring Stephen Mangan.

Over the decades, numerous politicians have been cast away to Radio 4’s desert island, departing the corridors of power for a solitary life with just eight discs, a book and a luxury item.

Ms Smallman, well known for her campaigning on the safety of women and girls and police reform, appeared in this Sunday's Desert Island Discs on Radio 4. Her daughters, Bibaa Henry and Nicole ...

Image: Roy Plomley relaxes on his desert island for an Arena Special in 1981. Desert Island Discs was devised by Roy Plomley, who presented the first edition on 29 January 1942. It was recorded ...

In a candid and wide-ranging interview, the Australian musician opened up about his battles with grief and heroin addiction on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. Cave's 15-year-old son Arthur died ...

If Obiter has a criticism of Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, it’s that it doesn’t have nearly enough solicitors on. So it was a nice surprise to tune in and find out the castaway was Harriet ...

Nick Cave has appeared on Desert Island Discs, the long-running BBC Radio show which asks its guests to name the eight songs they'd choose to keep if they were banished to a desert island.

The Australian musician told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs that his wife and family are now the source of his creativity, and where he finds his joy. "It's difficult to exaggerate how ...

A bat-eared fox has escaped from its enclosure at The Living Desert, and the zoo is warning guests to be on the lookout for the animal. Bat-eared foxes are around 10 pounds and not harmful to ...